fakehatecrimes.org

fake hate crimes: a database of hate crime hoaxes in the usa



The purpose of this site is to compile a comprehensive database of the false reports of "hate crimes" committed (mostly) in the USA. It builds on the work of Laird Wilcox, whose Crying Wolf (PDF) is the original book on this subject. The books Hate Crime Hoax and Hate Crimes: Criminal Law & Identity Politics are also recommended.

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255. A complaint regarding homophobic harassment supposedly done in the name of Donald Trump has been inv... 2016-11-14 Chicago IL

title
'I Just Want Them to Stop': Chicago Student Says Threatening 'Trump' Note Taped to Her Door

name
NBC News

authors
Dick Johnson and Richard Ray

url
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/north-park-harassment-trump-note-401408916.html

summary
"This is a country-wide epidemic", a bisexual student at North Park University claimed, saying she received homophobic abuse from supporters of president-elect Donald Trump. The media uncritically repeated her claims.

date read
2016-11-27

date published
2016-11-15


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